Jason Manford

Best known as a comedian, Jason Manford has had musical success as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd in the West End (opposite Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton) and as Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks' The Producers on tour in the UK. In 2016, he starred as Caractacus Potts in the new UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Well known for appearances on TV shows such as Live at the Palladium, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie To You, QI and The Royal Variety Performance, multi-talented Jason Manford veered away from his comedic roots to play Pirelli in Sweeney Todd in the West End. He also wrote and directed his own Little Cracker for Sky and played Ken Brooke in Tommy Cooper: Not That, Like This, a biopic for ITV1. After taking the role of Marty in Ordinary Lives for BBC1, Jason played Leo Bloom in The Producers on tour and joins the UK tour of Curtains soon.

Jason also had national sell-out tours with his stand-up shows Off on Tour We Go and First World Problems.

Soon to be appearing in

Curtains
From the Tony Award-winning creators of ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Chicago’, this production tells the story of Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, who has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge m...

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Took part in

THE OLIVIER AWARDS WITH MASTERCARD
British theatre’s most sought-after awards have been a mark of theatrical greatness since they were inaugurated in 1976 as the Society of West End Theatre Awards. The society is now known as Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and its glittering awards are now the Olivier Awards in honour of a theatrical legend.
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